Netflix is getting in the Fluffy business. The company has been announcing new shows left and right over the past few years and now, they’ve got a new one coming down the pipeline headlined by a very popular comedian. The streaming service has announced a new series titled Mr. Iglesias, which will star popular comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias in the lead role. The multi-camera series will see Iglesias playing a teacher in his former high school. Iglesias had this to say about the new show.
“A lot of my fans ask me what I would be if I wasn’t a stand-up comic. I tell them a history teacher because I love history. So it’s great that in this sitcom, I have the opportunity to live out my alternate reality had I not become Fluffy.”
Mr. Iglesiascenters on a lead character played byGabriel Iglesias, a good-natured public high school teacher who works at the school he attended in his youth. He takes on teaching a group of gifted, misfit kids. His goal is to try and save them from being “counseled out” by a bully bureaucrat Assistant Principal, played by Oscar Nuñez, as well as trying to help them unlock their full potential.
The full cast for the series includes Sherri Shepherd (Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa), Jacob Vargas (Next Friday), Maggie Geha (Gotham), Richard Gant (Daddy Day Camp), Cree Cicchino (Game Shakers) and Fabrizio Guido (Welcome to the Family). Kevin Hench, the man behind shows such asLast Man StandingandCristela, serves as creator of the show. In addition to his duties as the show’s star, Gabriel Iglesias also serves as an executive producer alongside, Hench, Ron DeBlasio and Joe Meloche.
Gabriel Iglesias, though best known for his stand up comedy, has quite a bit of on screen experience. He’s had roles in movies likeMagic Mikeand he’s also lent his voice to many animated projects, such asNorm of the NorthandSmurfs: The Lost Village.Mr. IglesiasSeason 1 is set to arrive on June 1. The first season consists of 10 episodesNetflixhas also released some new key art for the series, which we’ve included for you to check out as well.
